If you love something, Let it Go

“Lekelela Ifibwela” (Afro Pop Acoustic / Poetic Love Song) [Intro] (Soft acoustic guitar picking) Aah mama… Weh moyo wandi… Nalikutemwa… Listen… ⸻ [Verse 1] If you love somebody, let them go If they come back, then love will show Cause you can’t lose what was never yours And closed hearts can’t open doors I tried to hold you too tight in fear But real love don’t disappear Like river water, it finds the sea And what belongs comes naturally Natileka iwe kwenda Though my chest was full of thunder But every road you walked alone Still found its way back home ⸻ [Pre-Hook] So I waited through the pain Through sunshine and through rain Nshakutalile ukubwela Cause true love knows the way Backing Vocals: (“The way… the way…”) ⸻ [HOOK / CHORUS] Oh mama, nalikutemwa Mumutima uleikala I tested you, you never changed Even when my love felt strange You stayed when I chased you away Stayed through the dark and cloudy days Ifi fyandi fyali ukulwala But you healed me with your love mama Backing Harmonies: (“Nalikutemwa…”) (“Mama ehh…”) ⸻ [Verse 2] I said go away but you stayed near Wiping every hidden tear You loved a man who was breaking down Still called him king without a crown Nali umuntu wa bwino line Tomorrow good, today decline But you held my soul with gentle hands Like village rain upon dry lands Set love free and watch it fly If it’s real it won’t say goodbye Even birds return to nests And true love always passes tests ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken Poetry Style] See how long it takes to come See if it remembers home Cause fake love fades like city smoke But real love survives when hearts are broke You never left when nights were cold You carried warmth inside your soul Nalikutamfya… but walibwelela Awe sure this must be forever ⸻ [Final Hook – Emotional Lift] Oh mama, nalikutemwa Mayo iwe niwe chikondi No matter where the road may bend Your heart will always find me again I tested you with foolish pride Still you stood right by my side Flying colours, wakweba true After all… I belong to you ⸻ [Outro] (Soft humming with guitar) Lekelela ifibwela… If it returns… it’s yours… Nalikutemwa sana mama… Forever… forever…